Faith Riggs Nix

KENNEBUNK — Former Niskayuna, N.Y. resident Faith Riggs Nix died peacefully Wednesday, May 14, 2014, surrounded by family at her home at Huntington Commons, Kennebunk.

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Posted May. 22, 2014 at 2:00 AM

Posted May. 22, 2014 at 2:00 AM

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KENNEBUNK — Former Niskayuna, N.Y. resident Faith Riggs Nix died peacefully Wednesday, May 14, 2014, surrounded by family at her home at Huntington Commons, Kennebunk.

Faith was born Feb. 15, 1920, in Interlaken, N.Y., the daughter of Eva Horning Winne and Leland Winne .

After graduating from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., she moved to Schenectady, N.Y. where she was employed by General Electric in the Extra Compensation Department. It was here that she met fellow Cornellian, Edwin Riggs. They married and raised two daughters.

The family lived in Niskayuna, except for a few years in Dayton, Ohio.

After Edwin's death, Faith married Harold Nix and continued to reside in Niskayuna.

In later years, Faith lived at Glen Eddy in Niskayuna, until moving to Huntington Commons in Kennebunk.

Faith was a member of Delta Gamma National Sorority and was active in the Schenectady Panhellenic Association. She was a member of Union Presbyterian Church, Schenectady, where she served as a deacon for many years.

She was honored by Ellis Hospital for more than 25 years of work as a volunteer. She also worked as an assistant librarian in the city system for several years. She loved traveling, gardening, needlework, skiing and golf and she skied into her 80s. Faith was a member of the Sitzmark Ski Club, the Edison Club and the Mohawk Golf Club.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Huntington Commons for their loving and compassionate care.

She is survived by her daughters, Susan Cole (Robert), of Tucson, Arizona, and Nancy Robart (Edward) of Kennebunk. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Kathryn Morrow (Lee) of Omaha, Nebraska, David Humphrey (Andy), of Chicago, Illinois, Michelle Robart Boutet, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Christopher Robart of Kennebunk; great-grandchildren, Owen Morrow and William Morrow of Omaha; stepdaughter, Susan Nix Price, and step grandsons, Evan and Jeremy Price, all of Hartford, Connecticut.

She was pre-deceased by her brother, Max Winne; her husband, Edwin Riggs; and her husband, Harold Nix.